Ironing-board.



V. E. CROUCH.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED ocT.25,1915.

1,174,830. Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

'IIIIIIII-IIILIIII. V 7 5E M f. Cruz/ck Wilma VICTOR E. CROUCH, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

IRONING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 25, 1915. Serial No. 57,809.

i To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ,Vroron E. CROUCH, a

citizen of the United States, residing at .Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an ironing board of the foldable type which is provided with means for attaching the board to a support or the like. I

The primary object of the invention is to provide a structure for an ironing board of the class described which not only serves to clamp the same to a support but prevents longitudinal movement thereof when in use.

A further object of the invention is toprovide a structure which assists in clamping the board to a support and is attached to a board supporting leg in such a manner as to maintain the leg in an inclined position with relation to the board body when the board is in use.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fulcrumed lever having a clamping screw in one end thereof and a board supporting leg swingingly connected with the remaining end of the lever and provided with a head adapted to be locked between the lever and board when the leg is in a board supporting position in order that any adjustment of the clamping screw will cause the end of the-lever to which the leg is attached to bind'against the cross bar on the supporting leg and thereby prevent movement of the board supporting leg when in a board supporting position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although no restriction is necessarily made to the precise details of construction shown therein, as changes, alterations and modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the claim when desired.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of the ironing board showing the same applied to a support; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the board removed from the support, the board supporting leg being shown in folded position; Fig. 3 is a'view looking at the end of the board and showing the supporting leg in a board supporting position;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-% of Fig. 2.

The numeral 1 indicates a support to which the board may be attached, which, in this instance, is shown as a portion of a table.

The numeral 2 designates the board body, which is of the usual type and has depending Iatented Mar. 7, 1916.

from the under side thereof adjacent the V opposite ends of the body, brackets 3 and 4. The brackets 3 are provided with a series of apertures 5 which register and are adapted to receive a pintle pin 6 which has threaded thereon a wing nut 7. Fulcrumed between the bracket 3 by means of the pin 6 is a lever 8, one end of which is beveled, as indi- -.cated at 9, while the remaining end of said lever has mounted therein an adjustable clamping member 10, by means of which the board is clamped to a support when in use.

In order that the end of the board distant from that clamped to a support may be supported in a substantial manner a board supporting leg 11 is hingedly connected to the lever 8, as indicated at 12, said leg having at one end thereof a foot 13, the bottom portion of which is beveled, as at 15, in order to permit the leg 11, when contacting with the beveled end 9 of the lever 8, to have a relatively large portion of the beveled surface 15 of the foot 13 in contact with'the floor. Secured to the other end of the board supporting leg 11 in any suitable manner is across piece 16, having a portion thereof projecting laterally from the leg 11 and adapted to be located between the body 2 and the end of the lever 8 when the leg 11 is moved to a board supporting position.

The cross piece 16 is provided with a beveled face 16 which enables the cross piece to serve as a cam head and cause the clamping member 10 to be more tightly engaged with the support 1 for the board. It will also be noted that the projecting portion of the cross piece 16 extends beyond the hinge connection of the leg 11 with the lever Sso that pressure upon the board 2 will cause the end of the leg 11 which is in contact with the floor to be held against movement by friction when the leg 11 is not contacting with the beveled end 9 of the lever 8.

hen the board is in a folded position as indicated in Fig. :2 of the drawing the board supporting leg 11 is frictionally engaged between the brackets 4, which serve as a guiding means for the end of the lever dis tant from the clamping member 10 and maintain the leg in a 'folded position by frictional engagement therewith.

It will readily be seen that by removing the thumb nuts 7, the pintle pin 6 may be removed from the brackets 3 and the lever 8 adjusted to enable the space between the body 2 and the lever 8 to be increased or decreased, as desired.

When it is desired to secure the board to a support the clamping member 10 is adjusted to enable a portion ofthe support to be interposed between the body'2 and the end of the lever'containing the clamping member. lVith the board in this position the board supporting leg is moved downwardly from between the brackets-4, said movement causing the head '16 to serve as a cam and spread the ends of the board and bar distant from that clamping the sups port. With the board in this position it may be found desirable to adjust the clamping member 10 to cause, the board to be more firmly engaged with the support or to'increase the pressure of'the head 16 against the board 2 to prevent longitudinal movement of the board during an ironing opera tion. r

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner in presence oftwo witnesses.

It will of course, be understood that the 7 From the foregoing statements, taken in 7 connection with the accompanyingdrawing,

it will be seen that an ironing'board construction has been provided which is simple in construction, inexpensive of manufac ture and highly'eflicient in use. 5

7 Having thus described my inventionjl claim:

An ironingboard comprising body, a lever fulcrumed beneath the'body and con-.

nected thereto, aficlamping member carried by one end of the lever, a leg movably connected with the lever and provided with a cam head for insertion between said body and lever, and a beveled surface upon the end of said lever adaptedto contact with the leg when the cam head thereon is 'in the above mentioned position. 1

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature VICTOR E. CROUCH 'Vfitnes'ses q p LYLE ANDER ON," 1 B. GODLEY.

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